Junior Reflection Paper

First Year Seminar is a beneficial, getting started-like course provided by West Coast University during the first term of the program. Since the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program is very rigorous this course is helpful in adjusting new students, such as myself, to a very demanding, fast-pace program. This class focuses on topics that help students organize and understand oneself and the mission of WCU mission to achieve the greatest success as a student. In my Signature Assignment term paper I will focus on my experience with FYS and what information I’ve gained to help me understand my learning style, strengths and weaknesses I have as a student, how working collaboratively benefits me and how I will go about achieving success at WCU.

One thing I’ve learned that really hurt me was that I tended to procrastinate and it wasn’t until late senior year until I noticed how bad it hurt me.  Another thing I learned was to read the directions very carefully.  When a teacher assigns you work they expect you to do it to their standards and to do that you have to read

“We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths,” (Walt Disney). The overview of my Junior year in high school was, I believe, the best school year so far both in academic and my personal achievements. As a person I had a major growth, I become more active in school in which was a huge step for me, and academically, well I’ve never seen so many A’s since Freshmen year, well that is if I examine only second semester but overall I felt that my grades were better than last year. This year I became a person who is more open-minded, one who sees the outside world, my mind has opened a door which helped me find the inner me that was stuck in for the past 2 years of high school like if I were a bud that has finally opened. I shockley impressed at myself, willing to accept any new challenges this year which truly helped me become a better person in education and personally.

Starting a new chapter in life is difficult, it comes with new experiences, new conflicts, and a lot more tension. To be honest a lot of things change when you start to experience the generation of junior high your mind set swifts off of the child set themes to more productive thinking you try to understand many things that are not meant to be understood.

Thinking about what to do for my senior project was difficult. At first I was thinking of skateboarding and at first I thought maybe that could work then, I remembered a good friend of mine did a senior project and introduced me to Arlington Street. People's Assistance Network (A-SPAN). A-SPAN is a organization that’s mission is to provide life-sustaining services for Arlington’s most vulnerable individuals through outreaching and building relationships built on trust and respect.

High school has been a very interesting experience for me. It has definitely had its highs and lows and many confusing experiences in between. Overall, I feel like I have been equipped for not only college, but also life as a whole. High school has taught me many things, both academically and emotionally. It has revealed and exposed my true colors, both good and bad, and as a result, has built many aspects of my character. My experiences at school have shaped me into the person that I am today.

For four long years I felt as if my high school was in a different world in of itself. I had spent that time interacting with an extensive amount of groups, or “cliques”, and getting to know what they do. Through my experiences, I had begun to realize what made this “subculture” high school of sorts run like it did. High school is an incredibly dynamic time for people, and I had changed as a person dramatically from my freshman to senior year. Like many, my freshman year was quite awkward, as remnants of my middle school self remained with me. As time went on, how, I talked to more people and grew out of my passive and shy personality. This did not just randomly happen without reason though. I began to learn and realize who I was and whom I enjoyed talking to in school, which explained why I spent so much time socializing with multiple kinds and groups of people. Everyone’s concept of “normal” was different, and high school was where I learned that lesson and will never forget.

Junior year has been my most challenging year because it was a time where I balanced academics, work, and extracurricular activities. My typical days consisted of high school classes, cheer practice, diving practice, and college courses in the evening or working. My goals were to be in the top ten of my graduating class, earn a letter achievement in diving and cheer, and to save enough money to purchase a car for college. It was a time of adjustment to handle all these activities and complete the tasks excellently. I pushed myself by keeping my goals in mind every day. In the end I know that hard work will pay off. I changed how I used my time and used it more efficiently. I completed homework at school so that I could put my undivided attention

I have evidently learned a lot this year although, what I believe the most important thing I learned was from Mr. Borgerding. It was on a C-day, and he was teaching us about how what you say and do can impact how people see you. It was a lesson on honor. Something I had not really thought about. That lesson taught me that your honor is very important to who how people view you and how you should view yourself. The lesson had enlightened me on how to gain honor and just how quickly it can be lost. That is the most prominent thing I learned this year.

The seventh student learning objective assures that students will be able to communicate effectively. One of the ways that Sherat covers the requirements for SLO 7 is her job at Suncoast Telecommunication which is a telecommunication company with long distance phone services. For Sherat’s job position which is the Customer Service Representative, she is required to effectively communicate to customers and resolve customer issues using the computer system. For instance, Sherat had to help a customer who was having issues with call drops to Srilanka. To effectively communicate to the customer, Sherat took the time to examine the customer’s issue and fixed the issue in 10 minutes by changing the server immediately in order to call in Srilanka.

Middle School changed how I viewed or felt about learning new things and following through challenges. I want to get better in school so that I can go into high school, and then soon to college. If you don't know I am a twin sister and as usual I tried to be better than her, I got annoyed when she got better grades than me and I would get upset with myself. Once I got a little older she got even better and my grades stayed the same. When I started fifth grade my grades got better, and I was proud of myself for doing better. Then school ended, and I was on my way to Middle School.

The internship that I acquired during the summer of 2010 at the Greenwood Sports and Industrial Rehabilitation Center (GSIRC), allowed me to gain an immeasurable amount of experience during my tenure at this facility. Within this period, the exposure to new concepts within the physical therapy industry allowed me to observe and work hands on with patients of all ages and disabilities that exposed me to various treatment plans and programs to restore client’s mobility. The essential Physical Education and Exercise Science (PEES) courses taken at Lander University were beneficial to my academic knowledgebase, which prepared me and developed me for the opportunity within the physical therapy discipline. Working as

While back in my middle school years, I was looking for a few new activities. Over the years I was tired of playing the same sport over and over again. It grew so boring at times playing basketball, soccer, football and baseball. I was a child who liked to try new things and hated doing the same things all the time. I just found it irritating, and I just wanted to branch out and try a different sport from time to time. I believe that urge comes from my father’s side of the family; he would always tell me to try new things in life, but he was right things get boring and plain. I just needed to get into another sport for my middle school year. While looking for my new middle school over my summer vacation, I talked to my mother about going to a different school with new sports that I might be into. My mother asked me why was that so important. I just responded with I need to try new things ; why keep going to do the same old things time and time again . I had finally found a middle school that I liked with a new good sport for myself and not to far for me. This sport was fencing and the main thing that got me into it was playing with a sword at a young age I did not care about the rules or being safe with it I just wanted to play around with it and hit people with it .After that I learned I should be more patient with certain things and understand what i'm doing before I hurt anyone.

New beginnings don’t have to start January 1. The time for a new beginning is always right now; and what better time to embrace the motto “no more excuses.”

Pablo Picasso once said, “The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.” The more I come to know God day by day, the more the quotes means to me. As a freshman in college, it can be very intimidating to be expected to just know what I want the rest of my life to look like. However, having an idea of your skills and how they can contribute to your purpose to serve God, can help a great deal. What do I have that I can essentially give away? Becoming an elementary teacher has always been my primary goal in life, and based on my skills and talents I feel this is where God is calling me to glorify him most. At this point in my life, my God-given talent, that I know of, is to work in the lives of younger children but due to the resources I’ve been given throughout the year, I know that God is much bigger than my own comprehendible knowledge.